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The European Union’s
Asia-Invest Programme 2003-2007
Building EU-Asia
Business Partnerships
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Asia-Invest
EU-Asia Business co-operation
• One of 5 EC regional co-operation initiatives with Asia
• Asia-Invest aims to promote and support business cooperation between the EU and Asia
• Asia-Invest assists business organisations through a
range of co-financing activities and high-quality projects
that facilitate trade and investment
• 164 projects implemented under the first phase for €30
million
– 50% of projects involving China, 30% of projects involving
South-East Asia, 20% of projects involving South Asia
• Second 5-year phase, Asia-Invest II, to build upon the
success of the first phase with €41 million
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Regional co-operation
Eligible countries
Asia:
Organisations from Singapore, Brunei, Hong
Kong and Macao are welcome to participate
as Associated Partners in project activities,
provided they finance their own
participation.
EU:
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
East Timor
India
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
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Asia-Invest II
Key objectives
Strengthen mutual trade and investment flows
between the EU and Asia:
• Increase awareness of business potential between the two
regions
• Facilitate opportunities for partnerships between SMEs
• Enhance Asian private sector development and its
internationalisation
• Reinforce institutional capacity, business dialogue and
networking of business intermediaries
• Particular efforts to enhance the export capabilities and
FDI of the less prosperous countries in Asia
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Asia-Invest II
Areas of activity
Three main priority areas:
• Business to business match-making for companies
– providing opportunities for partnership, in particular between
SMEs
• Development of the Asian private sector
– strengthening the capacity of companies to develop
partnerships with EU companies and market research to
unlock new business opportunities, especially in the less
prosperous countries
• Capacity-building and networking for intermediaries
– improving the business environment by building the capacity
of business intermediary organisations and opportunities for
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networking
Asia-Invest II
2003-2007
A new phase of opportunities
Call for Proposals
Match-making
activities
Private sector
development
Institutional
capacity building
Asia-Invest Technical
Assistance
Asia-Invest Alliance
Asia Venture
Asia-Interprise
Asia-Partenariat
Separate Award Procedure
Asia-Invest Forum
Asia Investment & Trade Facilitation Studies
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Asia-Venture
Business missions
Targeting developing markets
• Small-scale trade missions and flexible business encounters to
raise EU awareness about opportunities in less prosperous
countries in Asia and promote their market potential
• In one or more sectors, involving at least 10 visiting and 15
hosting companies
• Targeting Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East
Timor, Laos, Nepal, Indonesia and Pakistan
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Maximum project duration:
EC grant range:
EC contribution to total costs:
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24 months
€40.000 - 80.000
80 - 95%
Up to 95% for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, Laos,
Nepal and up to 80% for Indonesia and Pakistan
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Asia Venture
Activities
Typical activities
• Promotion of market potential for trade
• Trade missions from the EU/from Asia
– eg. bringing a small number of EU companies to meet with
SMEs from eligible Asian countries and vice versa
• Combining such activities with other events eg. trade fairs
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www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/aip2_asiaventurescheme.htm
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Asia-Interprise
Business match-making
Business to business match-making events
• Medium-scale business encounters in the EU or Asia,
involving one or several sectors
• At least 30 hosting companies and 20 visiting companies
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Maximum project duration:
EC grant range(up to 150 companies):
EC grant range(over 150 companies):
EC contribution to total costs:
24 months
€80.000 - 150.000
€150.000 - 300.000
Up to 50%
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Asia-Interprise
Business match-making
Typical activities
• Identification and selection of companies, preparation of
catalogue, targeted promotion and search for potential
participants
• Business preparation for companies involved in matchmaking (market information, business and culture
familiarisation for targeted sectors)
• Organisation of face-to-face business meetings for EU and
Asian SMEs
• Follow-up activities to support the realisation of the
partnerships
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www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/aip2_asiainterprisescheme.htm
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Asia-Interprise
Examples
Past projects
• Naples, Italy, 'The Food Industry: possible agreements
between EU and Chinese companies, 25-26 June 2001
– 100 EU and Asian companies, 738 business meetings
• Kuala Lumpur, ‘Co-operation Meeting Water Technologies’,
27-28 March 2002
– 75 EU and Asian companies, 266 business meetings
• Dusseldorf, Germany, “AMBasia” Automation/process
control, medical and biotechnology, 19-21 November 2002
– 149 EU and Asian companies, 790 business meetings
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Asia Partenariat
Annual business match-making event
Large-scale match-making in Asia
• Large scale multi-sector business meetings in Asia to
facilitate partnerships between EU and Asian companies
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Separate Call for Proposals
EC grant:
Maximum EC contribution:
€ 400.000 - 1.200.000
50%
Typical activities
• Identification and selection of Asian host companies,
promotion campaign of the Asian country in the EU,
business preparation for companies prior to match-making,
organisation of the 2 days match-making meetings, 12
follow-up activities to support potential partnerships
Asia Partenariat
Activities
Past Partenariats
• ASEAN (1997), India (1999), Malaysia (2002), China
(2002)
Up and coming Partenariats
• EU-Sri Lanka Partenariat (3-4 June 2004)
• EU-India (2005)
• EU-Thailand (2005)
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www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/aip2_asiapartenariatscheme.htm
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Technical Assistance
Development of private sector in Asia
Strengthening SMEs in Asia
• Asian private sector support: training and upgrading of
skills of Asian companies
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Maximum project duration:
EC grant range:
EC contribution to total costs:
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24 months
€50.000 - 150.000
50 - 95%
Up to 95% for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor,
Laos, Nepal; up to 80% for Indonesia and Pakistan; up to 50% for all
remaining eligible countries
Typical activities
• Training of at least 10 Asian companies to contribute to
internationalising their business strategies for sustainable
trade and investment
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Technical Assistance
Development of the private sector in Asia
Typical activities
• Upgrading the marketing and technical know-how of Asian
SMEs
• Training for Asian organisations on technical regulations
for access to international markets
• Collaborative workshops for standards and quality
management
• Exchange of best practice, production techniques,
technological know-how to strengthen links to EU
companies
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www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/aip2_asiainvesttechnicalassistancescheme.htm
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Technical Assistance
Development of the private sector in Asia
Past projects
• Training on EU technical standards and Quality
Management systems (China)
• Train the trainers on multi-modal transport and logistics
management (Vietnam)
• Technology transfer to the fine jewellery sector (the
Philippines)
• Research Technology Know How, Transfer and Training Cooperation for Development in the Jute Industry channel to
develop new high added value products (Bangladesh)
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Asia-Invest Alliance
Institutional capacity-building
Strengthening networks between EU and Asia
• Institutional capacity building of Asian intermediaries to
effectively service local companies
• Enhanced networking and dialogue between EU and Asian
intermediaries to develop a meaningful and sustainable
network and to facilitate new trade and investment
opportunities
• Necessary to invite the EU Chamber of Commerce to
participate in the proposal
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Maximum project duration:
EC grant range:
EC contribution to total costs:
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24 months
€50.000 - 200.000
75 - 95%
Up to 95% for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor,
Laos, Nepal; up to 80% for Indonesia and Pakistan; up to 75% for all 17
remaining eligible countries
Asia-Invest Alliance
Activities
Typical activities
• Capacity building, workshops and training
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business familiarisation
market opportunities
organisational methods
promotional strategies
• Mutual visits and staff exchanges
• Creation of information links and the exchange of matchmaking opportunities between EU and Asian intermediaries
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– developing a partner search database
www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/
aip2_asiainvestalliancescheme.htm
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Asia-Invest II
Proposal status 2003
Maximum of 75 projects for €6.5M for 4
instruments (Partenariat as a separate Call)
• 39 proposals submitted under first deadline involving 172
organisations in partnership; 16 projects approved (41%)
for €2.25 million
• 42 proposals submitted under second deadline involving
122 organisations in partnership, still being evaluated
• Call for Proposal 2003 remains open with the third
deadline on 8 January 2004
• New Call for Proposals 2004 to be launched in January
2004 with two deadlines (April and October 2004)
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Asia-Invest II
How to Apply
Who can submit a proposal? These non-profit
eligible organisations:
• Chambers of Commerce
• Sector-specific trade and industrial associations
• Agencies promoting trade and investment (including
Boards of Investment)
• Business and professional associations
• Technology, management, standards and quality institutes
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Asia-Invest II
Procedures for funding
How to prepare a proposal to receive a grant?
• Form a strong partnership between at least one EU and
one Asian organisation (your own network or Partner Search
on Asia-Invest web site)
• Review the Guidelines for Applicants following a Call for
Proposals (published on Asia-Invest web site)
• Prepare proposal carefully according to Guidelines for
Applicants including the Application Form (Annex A) and
Budget (Annex B) and other necessary documentation
• Refer to the FAQs and suggestions for best practice
(regularly updated on the Asia-Invest web site)
• Submit proposal to the Commission for evaluation
• www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/html2002/howtoapply.htm
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Partner Search
Finding an EU partner organisation
Euro-Info Centres network
• Contact EICs for partner information
www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/networks/eic/eic.html
Partner Search facility on Asia-Invest web site
• Register your contact details and project ideas
www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asiainvest/psdb/psdb_introduction.htm
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Asia-Invest Studies
Trade and investment facilitation
‘Guidebooks’ for EU investors in Asia
• Market research activities on trade and investment to provide
companies with independent, in-depth analyses of the
framework conditions related to the business environment and
opportunities available in Asian countries
Past studies
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Bangladesh (2001), Nepal (2001), Sri Lanka (2001), India (2002),
Vietnam (2002)
Up and coming studies
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New Opportunities for EU Companies in the ASEAN area (2003)
Guidebook for EU Investors in Pakistan (2004)
Guidebook for EU Investors in Cambodia (2004)
Impact of EU Enlargement on EC-India Country Strategy Paper 23
(2004)
Economic Integration in SAARC (2004)
Asia-Invest Forum
Platform for networking
Networking for intermediaries
• Workshops and conferences to promote networking and
dialogue among EU and Asian business intermediaries,
institutional dialogue between public authorities and
private sector
• In conjunction with the Asia-Invest Partner Search facility
Past Forum
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China, 5 November 2002
Up and coming projects
• Ho Chi Minh, 30-31 October 2003
• Sri Lanka (31 May - 1 June 2004)
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Promotion and information
Key areas of support
Promotion and marketing
• Web site, promotional literature (Updates, flyers, project
fact sheets, resource sheets), mailing lists, collaboration
with Delegations, presentations, missions, Information
Sessions
Assistance to potential applicants
• Guidelines for Applicants, Application A to Z, FAQs,
results feedback
Partner Search
• networking facility listing organisations and their project
ideas and interests (90 organisations registered)
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Further information
How to stay updated
• Visit the Asia-Invest web site
www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-invest
– Subscribe to the Asia-Invest Update
– Read the latest developments and up and coming
activities (‘News’ and ‘Events’)
– Review open Calls for Proposals and Guidelines for
Applicants (‘How to Apply’)
– Review Project Fact Sheets (‘Projects’)
– Read studies by country (‘Publications’)
– Register on the Asia-Invest Partner Search facility
(‘Partner Search’)
– View Suggestions for Best Practice (‘Instruments’)
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Contact Details
European Commission
EuropeAid Co-operation Office
Asia -Invest
1049 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 295 9503
Fax: +32 2 296 5833
Email: [email protected]
www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-invest
Delegations to the European Commission in Asia
www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/delegations/intro/web.htm
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EuropeAid Co-operation Office
EU-Asia co-operation programmes
Other regional co-operation initiatives
• Asia-Pro Eco: co-operation in environmental issues
• Asia-Urbs : co-operation in urban development
• Asia-IT&C: co-operation in information & communications
technologies
• Asia-Link: co-operation in higher education
• AUNP: Asean University Network Programme
www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects
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